in new york city talking about a wrecked holiday, as well. >> thanks, eric. happy holidays to you. an estimated 42.5 million or so are going to be traveling this thanksgiving. it is expected to be the busiest holiday weekend since the financial meltdown with more people traveling despite the higher prices for gas, higher prices for airfare. what do expect if you're hitting the roads, rails, or skies today? cynthia joins us from washington, d.c. to fill us in. cynthia, aaa says the stats here that over 42 million are going to be traveling roughly 50 miles or more this weekend. that's a lot of people on the roads. but as we're finding out with eric fisher there, the weather is going to be helping a lot of people out. >> absolutely, good morning, thomas. with all the folks on the road and this great weather, there'll be even more people on the roads. they're going to be very, very crowded, and you're going to be sharing the roads not only with those folks traveling more than 50 miles away from home for thanksgiving, but also the day